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Jan 16, 2026 Local News
Best Denki to Close Tenjin Flagship Store for Redevelopment
Best Denki has announced that its Fukuoka Honten (Main Store) in the Tenjin district will officially close on...
Jan 13, 2026 Local News
Tenjin Underground Mall Marks 50 Years
Tenjin Underground Mall in central Fukuoka will mark its 50th anniversary in September, with operators aiming to appeal...
Dec 19, 2025 Local News
SoftBank Hawks Extend Manager Kokubo Through 2028
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks announced on December 18 that they have signed manager Hiroki Kokubo...
Dec 18, 2025 Local News
SoftBank Seeks Moving Walkway Between Dome and Subway
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks asked Fukuoka City to support plans to install a moving walkway between Mizuho PayPay Dome and...
Dec 16, 2025 Local News
Man Arrested After Two Stabbed Near PayPay Dome
Police arrested a 30-year-old unemployed man from Itoshima City on suspicion of attempted murder...
Dec 2, 2025 Local News
Arrest in Fukuoka Drug Sale Case
Fukuoka Prefectural Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Chuo Ward on suspicion of selling about 100 grams of cannabis for...
Nov 26, 2025 Local News
New Gate Opens at Tojinmachi Station
Fukuoka City Subway opened a new entrance gate at Tojinmachi Station to ease congestion during...
Nov 13, 2025 Local News
Kyushu Electric’s New Luxury Condos
Kyushu Electric Power and Kyuden Fudosan have launched Groundi, a new luxury condominium brand, with the first project planned...
Oct 31, 2025 Local News
Elderly Man Arrested After Knife Attack in Fukuoka
An 85-year-old man, Masaru Hamasaki, was arrested on October 29 for attempted murder after attacking a 65-year-old stranger with...
Oct 2, 2025 Local News
Watanabe-Dori Named Most Dangerous Intersection In Fukuoka
The Watanabe-dori 1-chome intersection in Fukuoka City’s Chuo Ward recorded the highest number of traffic accidents in...
